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CAROLINA FIRE LOSS
IN 1922 MORE THAN
8 MILLION DOLLARS
Approximately $800,000 Mon
Than For Preceding Year,
Report Shows.
IH LEIGH. Feb. 2.—North Carolina’!
f-p loss last year amounted to $8,235.
p:n In comparison with $7,463,207 ir
Vl'K according to a report of Stacej
\\ Wade, insurance commissioner, to
Excepting' the New Bern confla
cratlon. the 1922 loss is estimated ai
P(cemher’s figures showed the great
rpr loss, the total being $3,116,703
.January was second with a loss of $1.
The property involved in the
fires was valued at $33,319,127, ant
was insured at $19,257,000. A total of
$7r»o.oi'in insurance was carried on $2,
r,u.rio0 worth of property in thd New
born fire. During the entire year there
were 1.771 blazes reported.
"Considering the size of the cities.
I'Juilford county may well be proud of
H'gn point and Greensboro; they figure
«»> prominently in the honor roll ros
ier for ]322, and of the fact that
Greensboro had not a single fire .dur-i
ing the year where the loss amounted
to $5,on A." it Is stated.
The cities reporting- no fires for the
periods mentioned are Winterville, * 12.
months; Wake Forest. 11 months; Ashe
county, 8 months; and Laurinburg, 11
months; Clinton, Statesville, Sanford,
TVaynesville, Rocky Mount, Pinehurst,
s months; Ayden, Benson, Mt. Olive,
Wadesboro, Graham and Tyrell county,
months; Greensboro, High Point. La
Grange, Pittsboro, Belhaven, 4 months;
end three months each for Salisbury,
Red Springs, Concord, Roanoke Rapids,
Lee county and Rutherford county.
Tn the causes of fires, defective fluej
and shingle roofs head the list with a
total of 560 blazes; unknokn, 382; ad
joining; building, 123, and oil stove, 88.
One thousand and forty dwellings were
damaged or destroyed, according to
the report, in addition to 1,050 in the
w Bern conflagration.
Philadelphus Defeats
Floral College 8-6
HKD SPRINGS, Feb. 2-—The Phil a
d«*!i'ihus farm life high school basker
’"all mam won a close contest here to
lay from Floral college in the la3t
minute of the game! The third quarter
f tcl^d in a 6 to 6 tie. the Phillies hav
ing overcome an early lead." The final
M-or^ was 8 to 6.
hej) teams played * exceptionally
basketball, Philadelphus putting
n an excellent exhibition of passing.
Sln'la;r played best for the college.
Townsend (captain), and Lewis
*■’: nf r!’ ’be goals for Philadelphus.
Pirates Take Close
Combats From Giants
l an,- were treated to a real basket
L'r-me last night at the Boys Bri
i~aflKt when the Pirates nosed out a
!' r,s** vif-tory over the Giants, the final
jr‘orc i»e;ng 28 to 26, in favor of the
■ rate.c. The passing of both teams
rag fine, but the Pirates’ shooting was
better than the Giants’. Neither
P'ae was in the lead more than four
tbointn. With only two minutes to play
the score 24 to 22, in favor of the
"‘ants, Slick Davis caged the ball
?w in succession from mid-court.
l 'jihiiis, liinir uavis ana itip
F;" Mi Ptarrel.
oinnany B Varsity played an All
> >ar team In between halves, easily
nnlng-, 40 to 7. Company B pot in
f:°me ieam work, every man pldy
>n* a nirfl fame. The All Stare played
r g-arne but were no match for
1 Varsity.
rybody1** doing: it! What? Cer
• T hf-y'rp subscribrn^ to the new
' f tho Oi ton B. & L. Association.
of head or throat ia usually
benefited by the vaporaof—
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Ova 17 Million Jan UtodYoarlg
No One Need Buy
Uiticura Before He
if jes Free Samples
Just “Honorable Mention” Brings Tears
The smile on the face of Charlotte Weiner Geft) is justified by the~awardot the judges to the Health Show
tat New York Ci’ty when they decided she was the most perfect baby In the Bronx. Irwin Cohen, center. re«
v calved second prize and Alberta Murphy, honorable mention
I Two Fast Games In
Sunday School Loop
Two fast games of basketball played
Thursday night by teams In the Y. M.
C. A., Sunday School league, resulted
in the defeat of the Baptists by the
Presbyterians, the score being 31 to
30, and the downfall of the Lutherans
before the Methodists, the score in this
contest being 30 to 20.
The contests were played in the Y.
M. C. A. gymnasium before a large
and enthuslastic_audience.
j The Lutherans' defeat by the Metho
dists proved to be one of the biggest
upsets of the season. Last week the
Methodists were able to cage but a
total of three baskets, but in Thurs
day night’s game they came to the
fore and decisively defeated their op
ponents. /
In the initial game of the evening
the score at the end of the first half
stood 23 to 12 in favor of the Presby
terians, but in the last half the Bap
tists speeded up and enough baskets
were made to give the Presbyterians
a great scare. One minute before the
i final whistle blew the Baptists’ led
by a margin of one point. However,
I the Presbyterians landed a shot and
j the game was won.
I
Juniors Beat Freshies;
| Sophs Wallop Seniors
The New Hanover county high school
i gymnasium was the scene of two spir
! ited games of basketball last night.
In the first contest the Juniors
romped away with a victory over the
Freshmen to the tune of 31 to 15. and
the Seniors were decisively defeated by
the Sophomores, 64 to 14. in the night- •
cap.
Kelly and Leftwich were the stars^
for their teams in the Freshmen-Junior ;
battle, and Edwards and Loughlin
came to the fore in the last contest.
NATURAL ERROR
An American in Paris has been ar- !
rested for attempting to sell a hotel I
he. did not own. Possibly he thought
his recepited bill was a transfer of l
title.—London Opinion. !
j January Unusually
Mild in Wilmington
•January. 1923. was ilnusually pleas
ant and mild in Wilmington.. T'ne
mean temperature was 50.2 degrees, or
3.8 degrees above the January nor
mal. The highest temperature re
corded was 74, on the 22nd, and the
lowest 30, on the 18th. The greatest
daily range was 34 degrees on the 22ni
and the least, 8 degrees, on the 23rd.
Rain fell on-eight days; and the total
amount for the month was 3.22 inches,
which is 0.28 of an inch below the
normal. The greatest amount in any
24-hour period was 1.59 hushes on the
23rd and 24th.-.. There..wag no,, snow
or sleet. Thunder was heard on the
24th.
Of the 31 days in the montla 17 were
clear. 7 partly choudy and 7 cloudy.
The percentage of sunshine was 75 and
there were nine days on which the
sunshine was 100. .pec cent.
Save by securing: .shares in the new
series of the Orton Building and Loa.i.
Books now open.—Ady.
DOINGS OF THE DUFFS
JIY ALLMAN
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HOW MANY IN YOUR.
FAMILY? HOWMAWY
Rooms in your.
HOUSE? How NEAR.
IS IT TO A STREET
CAR LINE. ?
THERE ARE
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CAR LINE -
WE EAT
breakfast
ABOUT EIGHT
AT WHAT/TIME DO VoO
HAVE BREAKFAST IN THE
Morning? will i be
EXPECTED To GET LUNCH t
AT noon time? have yoo/oclock and
A VACUUM CLEANER? ,-^WE HAVE A
•^LUMCH AT NOON -
{ WE ALSO HAVE AN
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FORECAST BY STATES
WASHINGTON. Feb. 2.—Virginia:
Rain probably following by clearing
and colder Saturday, cold wave Sat
urday night; Sunday fair and^colder.
. North Carolina: Rain and colder
: Saturday; much colder Saturday night;
cold wave in interior; -Sunday proba
bly fair and colder.
South Carolina: Rain cvul colder Sat
I urday; much colder Saturday nigh:,
j cold wave in extreme northwest por
Ition; Sunday probably fair and colder.
'■ Georgia: Rain Saturday; colder in
! north and central portion; cold wave in
! northwest portion Saturday night;
I Sunday cloudy and colder.
: Florida: Increasing cloudiness Sat*
urday followed by local rains Satur
day night or Sunday; colder Sunday
in north and central portion.
Extreme northwest Florida: ' Rain
Saturday. followed by much; colder
Saturday; Sunday cloudy and colder.
I Alabama and Mississippi: Itain and
l colder Saturday; much colder Satur
j day night with cold wave in north, and
central portion; Sunday partly cloudy
and colder.
Tennessee: Cloudy and much colde
Saturday, with rain in east portion;
cold wave Saturday night; ^Sunday fair,
colder in east portion.
Kentucky: Cloudy Saturday, cold
wave Saturday and Saturday/ nigh;;
Sunday fair, continued cold
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RECEIVES COMMISSION'
I WARSAW, Feb. 2.—Mrs. W. W. Wil
j.son, who was appointed postmaster
here a few weeks ago. and who wa*
confirmed by the senate shortly after,
has received her commission, and
taken charge of the office, succeeding
Dk E. Best, who has held the office for
more than nine years. Mrs. Wilson is
expected to give satisfaction to all
patrons.
THEY SLBKP IN THEIR fLOTHKC
/'But -why are you pawning- all your
nightshirts?”
“I have got a job as a night watch
man 1”—Karikaturen (Christiania).
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THAT MAR HAL OTEY WALKER. THREATENED
TO TAKE A HAND JH THE FRACAS -
Every Day, a Portion of Your
Pay Should Be Saved the
Building and Loan Way
BECAUSE—
The Building and Loan Methodis Safe.
The Building and Loan Method Is Convenient.
The Building and Loan Method Is Easy.
The Building and Loan Method Is Best for Buying a Home or
as An Investment. .. . (
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PROGRESSIVE BUILDING & LOAN
ASSOCIATION
W. N. HARRISS, President O. E, TODD, Sec.-Treas. W. D. HUGHES, Casfcier